Its been said many times before...its not the class of the amp, its the implementation. We shouldn't compare cheap SS designs with the best SS, nor cheap tube designs with the best, nor cheap early renditions of Class D with the best. Class D was known for its radio interference in its early days. New designs like my Bel Canto are light-years ahead in design. As time marches on, amps designs will continue to improve. Tube has the longest history, SS next, and now Class D. No doubt there will be superb designs of Class D, and new classes of amps in the future, as long as people will buy them. As ong as the amps are working for you, be content. If you upgrade to newer and costlier designs you will hear the difference.
So what do you think of Class D amp for subwoofers
I am curious to hear what folks think of Class D amplifiers for driving subwoofers. An interesting aspect of this is the switching frequency is ~1000x higher for the frequencies in question, as opposed to using a Class D amp for full range.
My home theater is Class D (Dolby 7.1) and my next major upgrade is replacing the amps with Class AB amps, although I will keep the low signal processing part of the amp.
In the high end system, I found a four channel, 450W into 8 Ohms Class D amp from Marantz to drive the four subwoofers. The price was right and I am not living in a fantasy land that it is a JC1 sitting there!
I have formed my opinions but I wonder if others share my opinions as well.
Thanks!
My home theater is Class D (Dolby 7.1) and my next major upgrade is replacing the amps with Class AB amps, although I will keep the low signal processing part of the amp.
In the high end system, I found a four channel, 450W into 8 Ohms Class D amp from Marantz to drive the four subwoofers. The price was right and I am not living in a fantasy land that it is a JC1 sitting there!
I have formed my opinions but I wonder if others share my opinions as well.
Thanks!